Some of us like to travel by road and some of us by air, but at no point can we avoid the Indian Railways. Be it an offbeat trip to a remote place or a holiday to a tourist destination, a train is always a good option for any Indian traveller.

When Suresh Prabhu became the Indian railways minister just over a year ago, he inherited an empire with 1.3m staff and even more pensioners; tracks that stretch for the equivalent of one and a half times the circumference of the globe; and 21,000 trains.

Hailing the recommendations made by the Seventh Pay Commission, the Group ‘A’ officers of Railway Protection Force have said that when it is implemented, they would have a “synergised integration” with railway operations, resulting in a win-win situation for all.